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Alex Kornhuber
Name:
Alex Kornhuber
Job Title:
Photographer, Carer and Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health
Place of work / study:
Area of Research:
Peruvian-German photographer (www.alex-kornhuber.com): I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio University and have worked as a photojournalist in Kosovo, Uganda and Latin America.
How is your work funded:
With grants from Alzheimer’s Association and Atlantic Institute.
Tell us a little about yourself:
I was born in 1967 and am a Peruvian-German photographer. I grew up in Rio de Janeiro and Lima and graduated in Fine Arts from Ohio University. From 1998 to 2004 I lived in Zurich and worked as a photojournalist in Kosovo, Uganda and Latin America, with my work appearing in publications such as Der Spiegel, Das Magazin, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Du Magazin, Tages-Anzeiger and Die Weltwoche.
In 2004 I returned to Peru and focused on corporate, editorial and architectural photography. My work has been exhibited in Zurich, Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires, San Francisco and Washington DC. I have also taught visual journalism at the Centro de la Imagen in Lima, where I directed the didactics and workshops of the main photodocumentary course. During that time I taught around 150 students and directly mentored 25 on their individual projects. Many of them are now accomplished professional photographers working in Peru and abroad.
I am a Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute at UCSF and Trinity College Dublin. Through this fellowship I have developed photo-documentaries depicting the lives of ageing populations in Peru, New Zealand, Nepal, the Philippines, Ireland, Japan, Brazil and the USA.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself:
I learned to surf at age 8 and have been passionately riding waves ever since.
Why did you choose to work in dementia:
By chance. An ex photography student of mine became a neurologist and staff at GBHI. He thought his old photo teacher might be a good choice to become a fellow at GBHI. Now, Dr. Serggio Lanata is my mentor.
What single piece of of advice would you give to an early career researcher?
Think interdisciplinary.
What book are you reading right now? Would you recommend it?
“Contarlo Todo” from Jeremias Gamboa. A great coming-of-age novel, a moving story that shows us how to find our place in the world and build our own identity.
Favourite film of all time?
Blade Runner
Favourite ways to unplug and unwind?
Surf, music, walk, swim
What’s the best decision you ever made?
Becoming a fellow at GBHI
What’s your favourite vacation spot?
North coast of Spain
Do you collect anything?
Pictures and stories
Alzheimer's Society